Opinion
Open meeting in Preston Bus Station to re-imagine its future
Preston’s threatened bus station was, yet again, the centre of attention yesterday as the venue for Gate 81’s event to re-imagine its uncertain future. The Gate 81 project was set up by Sally Stone and Dominic Roberts from Continuity in Architecture and Ruth Heritage from Preston based They Eat Culture. It provides a forum for all those interested parties who wish to see the iconic building saved [...]
38 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
Review: Two Great Events at Preston’s Prestfest 2013
On Saturday evening, 4th May 2013, Preston’s Prestfest event proved to be a night of fabulous all round outdoor city centre entertainment. Murder most horrid was apparent on the streets of Preston when the Wooden Spoons Theatre company presented their ‘Cut Throat Tour’. This exceptional performance was part of a walk around the Church Street area of Preston led by three of the Wooden Spoons [...]
44 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Review: Lucy Rose at 53 Degrees
Lucy Rose released her first album last year. It’s called ‘Like I used to” and it’s a great album. I’ve been listening to it almost non-stop since I bought it a few weeks ago and I’ve been looking forward to her gig at 53 Degrees ever since it was announced. One of the great things about this venue is the intimate surroundings and that intimacy [...]
47 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Review: Dr. Keith Vernon Gives Talk On Jan Chlebik’s Preston Panoramas
Jan Chlebik’s Preston Panorama Photograph exhibition is currently being held at the Museum of Lancashire in Preston. On Sunday afternoon of the 28th April, Dr Keith Vernon, the Principal Lecturer in History at UCLan, gave a talk explaining the concept of the panorama images and their meaning to the people of Preston in relation to the Preston Guild 2012. The panoramic photographs are of people involved [...]
49 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
The disappearing gravestones: Longridge headstones struggling to be seen
Residents in Longridge are becoming concerned with overgrown graveyards. Local blogger Laurence Manton has posted about how he feels the headstones at St Wilfrid’s Church are being treated as stepping stones. He writes: “While this sort of thing is increasingly done across Britain, I have a concern. In the case of Longridge, many of the headstones, which bear the names of individuals and family members [...]
50 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Cliff Astin At The Preston Historical Society
The recent meeting of the Preston Historical Society of Monday evening, 8th April 2013 was attended by guest speaker and local historian Cliff Astin, who gave a fascinating and concise presentation of ‘Whalley – Portrait of a Village’. The audience of members and guest visitors learned of the historically steeped history of the beautiful village of Whalley and its surrounding areas, and the significance of [...]
70 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share